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[skinnyLara] Ms. Croft falls into a wormhole... ...and stumbles upon a bunch of people claiming to be the Fellowship of the Ring. There it is: the last door. Lara has fought her way through the devastated ruins of the enchanted city. In her hand shines the golden key that will help her to finish her quest. With trembling fingers, she inserts the key into its lock, turns it carefully and moves herself back as the door opens slowly. A blinding light comes from behind. Her heart beats madly, but she is here to prove herself. Overcoming her fear, she takes a first step. Then another one. She is in the threshold and the light blinds her. Another step, and she feels a tremendous force pulling her forward. She feels herself falling into the void. Falling and falling. She feels the floor on her back, a muddy floor. Everything seems to be still now, and she decides to open her eyes to the soft light. A group of faces is staring at her in complete amazement. Slowly she gets to see the faces also have bodies, bodies that point swords, axes, bows. She quickly grabs her guns and aims at the one seeming to be the chief of the group. —Who are you? —says she desperately. She knows she cannot win. Even if she shoots to their leader, she will fall under the blows of the others. —That is a good question indeed. Who are you? She turns her head to see where the voice comes from and wonders at the sight of an old bowed man in a cloak. Under a worn out pointed hat, a pair of inquisitive and sparkling eyes smiles at her. Goal 1. Destroy the one ring. Lara decides to accompany her new friends in their long way to Mount Doom. This time skinnyLara will walk, run... or bike! to Mordor. 1778 miles, 114 of them already walked. At the end of the challenge, skinnyLara will have spent a night at The Prancing Poney, and will be heading herself to the Midgewater Marshes. A nasty place to go, indeed. Around 80 miles. The point is she will have spent many active hours outdoors. Goal 2 – Main goal. Assassin's basic physical conditioning. Lara will be in need of all her skills in this journey through Middle-Earth. Her guns will soon be out of ammunition and she will depend on her own strength and abilities to survive. skinnyLara will work on strength, flexibility, agility and balance with a specific program: Floor 1. And... will she be able to do that elusive first push-up at the end of the challenge? Goal 3. Eat those lembas! Lara is a fortunate woman: she'll have the chance to taste the elven wonderfully delicious lembas, which will help her to build muscle and put on weight, so she'll be bigger and stronger to face the perils she will encounter in her journey. She will take care of eating at least 2000-2200 calories of those healthy lembas everyday. She starts her journey at 46.5 kilos and hopes to put on one damned kilo before the challenge is over. Life quest. An assassin without self control is worth nothing. Lara is going to face many new perils and dangerous creatures she never imagined to encounter. She will try to maintain a zen attitude towards this new adventure, and to overcome her fears. She will meditate regularly, work on her stage fright, and improve her sleep. Character points. Goal 1: up to 2 STA points, and 1 DEX point. Goal 2: up to 3 STR points, up to 2 DEX points and 1 STA point. Goal 3: up to 2 CON points. Life quest: up to 2 WIS points. Bonus: if skinnyLara gets all her points for STR, DEX, STA, CON and WIS, she'll also get 2 extra CHA points. If she gets half the points, then she'll have 1 extra CHA point. And what else does skinnyLara gets from this? skinnyLara works best with small rewards placed along the road. So she will have: a box of raspberries after the first week of the challenge; a head massage for midchallenge; another box of raspberries if she keeps on during the 4th week (hardest one); a book for the end of the challenge: Metabolic Regulation: A Human Perspective by Keith N. Frayn, or Thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman.

Hello to everybody, I am sure you can help here with my trouble: I want to put a bit of weight on (5-7 kilos) as a part of my fitness plan. I'll be starting the beginner's workout next week (i've been doing "a mile a day") and I want to eat more calories, to help to build muscle while not loosing weight. I eat an average of 1500 cal. a day, I've been eating paleo for a year and a half now, and I was thinking I could start by adding 300 calories a day, because it would be easy to do it by simply taking a shake: coconut milk, egg yolk and some fruit. But, are 300 calories enough to start? And, could anyone suggest alternatives to shakes? I know there's the GOMAD think, I've read it in a Steve's article, but milk always makes me throw up, so it's out of question. Thank you for reading and have a nice day!